"The greatest terror a child can have is that he is not loved, and rejection is the hell he fears. I think everyone in the world to a large or small extent has felt rejection. And with rejection comes anger, and with anger some kind of crime in revenge for the rejection, and with the crime guilt – and there is the story of mankind." — John Steinbeck, East of Eden, 1952

"If we are ever to turn toward a kindlier society and a safer world, a revulsion against the physical punishment of children would be a good place to start." — Dr. Benjamin Spock

"There never was a time when a major social problem was solved by beating a child. And there never will be such a time... For centuries adults have injured children and have lied about it, and other adults have heard those lies and then merely turned away," — Surgeon General Dr. C. Everett Koop, 1989. Read more.

"When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it?" — Eleanor Roosevelt

"If we are to teach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with the children." — Mahatma Gandhi

"There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children." — Nelson Mandela

"Despite frequent and loud screaming heard coming from the house, the neighbor said there was no indication of abuse." Contra Costa Times, September 4, 2008

United States House Committee on Education and Labor considers ban on corporal punishment in U.S. schools, April 15, 2010. Testimony of:
— Donald E. Greydanus, MD, Pediatrics Program Director at the Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies.
— Linda Pee, mother of abused student